Axel Einar Hjorth
AXEL EINAR HJORTH, A COFFEE TABLE. Utö. For Nordiska Kompaniet (NK). 1930s.
Pine. Length 70 cm, width 54.5 cm, height 48.3 cm.
Wear and marks commensurate with age. Renovated.
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The model was designed in 1932 and marketed as "hunter lodge furniture".
This item is collected at Iso Roobertinkatu 12 after the auction has ended.
Designer
Axel Einar Hjorth was one of Sweden's most significant furniture designers during the Swedish Grace era. He is also known for designing the so-called sports cabin furniture in pine.
Head designer of NK (Nordiska Kompaniet) furniture department 1927-38. His first significant project was NK's exclusive showcase at the International World Fair in Barcelona in 1929, where he presented the cabinet 'Louis' and the model 'Caesar'. In the 1930's he designed more basic models for serial production and rustic furniture in pinewood.
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